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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Puducherry
| native_name = <hr/>Pondicherry
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| other_name = Pondy
| style = Indian Railways
| image = PDY Railway Station.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = The Main Entrance of the Station<br/>Puducherry Railway Platform with Arakkonam WAP4 #22809 holding [[Dadar Central–Puducherry Chalukya Express|Dadar - Pondy Express]]
| address = Subbiah Salai(South Blvd), [[Pondicherry]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.9250|79.8281|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line]]
| other = Taxi stand, Auto rickshaw stand
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4 + 1(Goods Terminal)
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 5
| train_operators = Indian Railways
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| opened = 1879
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PDY
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former = Pondicherry Railway Station
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| services = Several
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Viluppuram–Puducherry spur line}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = show
}}

'''Puducherry railway station''' (station code: '''PDY''') is a railway terminus of the [[Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line|Villupuram–Pondicherry rail line]] serving the city of [[Pondicherry]], headquarter of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry Union territory]]

==History==
The Puducherry railway line is one of the oldest rail link in India and it was constructed in the year 1879 by the Puducherry Railway Company during the period of French and British rule in India. Under the supervision of South Indian Railway with the object of connecting the town and the port of Puducherry with South India and to develop the resources of the Puducherry Territory, the rail link between Puducherry and Villupuram has been established. Even though there was total enmity between the then Super Powers—the French and the English—when it came to economic development they had a very good understanding and the Puducherry Railway system was a good example of it.<ref name="SOUTHERN RAILWAY ">{{cite web | url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1359956335265-SOUTHERN%20RAILWAY.pdf | title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY—TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI DIVISION|website=[[Indian Railways]]|publisher=[[Southern Railway zone]]|date=28 July 2017|accessdate=28 July 2017 }}</ref>

The station is operated by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] and comes under the [[Tiruchirapalli]] railway division. This Division may be the only Division in the world maintaining the Railways developed by both the British and the French empires.

It has daily trains connecting the city with [[Chennai]], [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|villuppuram]] and [[Tirupati railway station|Tirupathi]] apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including [[Mangaluru]], [[Kanniyakumari railway station|kanyakumari]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Kolkata]], [[New Delhi]], [[Bhubaneshwar]] and [[Mumbai]] via [[Villupuram]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Residents demand railway station |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010653370300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616013920/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010653370300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|date=6 January 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=[[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] |accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A dream-come-true Railway budget: Union Minister|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-dreamcometrue-railway-budget-union-minister/article4457587.ece|last1=Jaisankar C. |date=27 February 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Pondicherry|Puducherry]]|accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bomb scare at railway station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bomb-scare-at-railway-station/article4289418.ece|date=3 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Pondicherry|Puducherry]]|accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref>

==Location and Layout==
The Puducherry railway station is located on Subbiah Salai and is very close to several tourist spots and important locations in the city such as the Main Bus Stand ({{cvt|1.3|km}}), [[Sri Aurobindo Ashram|Aurobindo Ashram]] ({{cvt|1.8|km}}), Chief Secretariat Building ({{cvt|1.9|km}}), and [[Puducherry Airport]] ({{cvt|6.8|km}}).<ref name="pdyrly">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Facelift-for-railway-station/article15230061.ece | title=Facelift for railway station| accessdate=28 July 2017|date=28 May 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

There are 4 platforms in the station for passenger traffic and one for the goods service which is sandwiched between platform 1.<ref name="indep">{{cite news | url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Railway-move-to-shift-goods-handling-draws-flak/2013/05/22/article1600220.ece | title=Railway move to shift goods handling draws flak | accessdate=28 July 2017|date=22 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> There have also been proposals for constructing 2 pit lanes in the station for train maintenance. The station underwent a major revamp in 2008 following the launch of new trains connecting it to various destinations.<ref name="pdyrly"/> currently all the rakes of trains which are operated from this station are being maintained in [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|villupuram junction railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Pondicherry railway station}}
* {{IndiaRailInfo|1232}}

{{Railway stations in Puducherry |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Puducherry district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Pondicherry (city)]]
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]

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